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Act II

Woodblock Print
Artist/Maker
Utagawa Hiroshige (artist)
Place of origin
Japan (made)
Tokyo (made)

Woodblock print, 'Act II' from the series 'The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo) Japan


Object details

Object type
Woodblock print
Titles
  • Act II (assigned by artist)
  • The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (series title)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Paper
Woodblock Print
Brief description
Woodblock print, 'Act II' from the series 'The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers' by Utagawa Hiroshige I (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo) Japan
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「忠臣蔵」
    Translation
    The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers
    Transliteration
    'Chūshingura'
  • 「二段目」
    Translation
    Act II
    Transliteration
    'Nidanme'
  • 「広重画」 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Hiroshige ga'
Object history
Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.3442-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O423552/act-ii-woodblock-print-utagawa-hiroshige/
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